557 - Finding Your Scene, IRL Creativity, the Hopeful Return of Indie / DIY with Hanif Abdurraqib
5/27/20261 hr 4 min
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Your genius might be hiding in your backyard. This episode is for you if: 1 - You need to find real people to collaborate with. 2 - You need to cultivate real creative connection in real life. 3 - You need hope of a more human future for creativity. 4 - You want to be inspired by a brilliant creative mind like Hanif! I had a blast chatting face to face with the local AND worldwide creative legend, MacArthur “genius” grant winner and bestselling author, Hanif Abdurraqib. SHOW NOTES: Hanif Abdurraqibhttps://www.abdurraqib.com Living for the City Podcasthttps://www.youtube.com/@LivingfortheCityPod ”We Always Have This Year” by Hanif Abdurraqibhttps://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/695817/theres-always-this-year-by-hanif-abdurraqib/ Headshot of Hanif Abdurraqib by Megan Leigh Barnardhttps://meganleighbarnard.com ICON 13 ILLUSTRATION CONFERENCE $100 OFF:www.eventbrite.com/e/1808652431109/?discount=ICON13FriendofBoard Producer / Editor: Sophie Miller http://sophiemiller.coAudio Editing / Sound Design: Conner Jones http://pendingbeautiful.coSoundtrack / Theme Song: Yoni Wolf / WHY? http://whywithaquestionmark.comSpotify Playlist of WHY? Songs Used on This Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4ZIE7PHG5I1Ddg1BuVGRzj?si=4x_BzDZjQgqSpoaLXdVACg&pi=h4HsIKG0SP6Kg SPONSORS:SQUARESPACEHead to https://www.squarespace.com/PEPTALK to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code PEPTALK RULARula patients typically pay $15 per session when using insurance. Connect with quality therapists and mental health experts who specialize in you at https://www.rula.com/peptalk #rulapod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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First 90 secondsAndy J. Pizza· Host0:00
This is not an ad, it's a gift. I'm going to be at the Icon Illustration Conference this year in July doing a handful of different things, and I asked them if they could give me a discount for the listeners of this show because I would love to see you there and hang out at the after parties and whatnot. And they let me have a $100 discount, uh, to share with you, which is just so generous and so awesome. If you're an illustrator, I highly recommend going to Icon. It's been a magical experience the times that I've gone. Even the first time in 2014 that I went, it was a very scary leap, but so worth it. Go to icon.creativepeptalk.com to learn more. The discount is automatically applied to that link, icon.creativepeptalk.com. Hope to see you there. Do you have a sense that you've got some genius, you just don't know where it's hiding? Maybe you feel like your work just feels like everything everyone else is doing, or you just can't seem to break through or find that kind of sweet spot. Uh, this episode is a deep dive into the where. Where is it hiding? Into the sweet spot, the actual spot, which is your local scene. This is an unexpected, often overlooked, but essential part of creative practice, is how do you soak up where you are and how do you let it influence your work, and how do you get connected to people in your local